John gets a little ranty at the end, but he makes some good points and his heart--and more importantly, his mind--are in the right place. To quote Ghandi speaking to a group of Hindus and Muslims during...other religions? Age groups? Minority groups? Women? Stand up and vote to preserve the rights of ALL Americans. We'll need their votes when the narrow-minded zealots try to take away other rights
Stop Homophobia!!! Proposition 8 1. Being Gay Is Not Natural And real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning, tattoos, piercings and silicon breasts... 2. Gay Marriage Will Encourage People To Be Gay In the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall. 3. Legalizing Gay Marriage Will Open The Door To All Kinds Of Crazy Behavior...
...on a friend's poltic's filter post, & it's worth expanding as a post. As I commented a few days ago, I'm expecting to be depressed Nov. 5th because up to three more states (AZ, CA, FL) will vote for homophobia. When gay rights=civil rights people start chatting there's invariably the question: Why does it matter so much? IE, why is "They're going to teach kids about GAY MARRIAGE!!" an effective rallying...
Is it written gay on my forehead...? 'cause those people can't get their eyes off of me when i am walking down the street... Or they look down to avoid any eyes contacts... there are Homophobic people everywhere =(
...fact, I think that makes me angrier than anything - people say they accept it, but they still have low opinions of gay people. I'm not gonna go into a huge long political debate about sexuality, homophobia and such. Maybe another time. When I have a lot of time and am not in a bad mood. More political stuff: I may really, really, really dislike Barack Obama as a politician and potential President...
Read ( linked below ) AustinLiberal's story in today's DailyKos.com. It is so frightening for so many American gay couples living in so many states. Homophobia is indeed alive and well. AustinLiberal's piece is entitled: "You can pay for the funeral but you can't sign the death certificate" and it is a horrible story. It illustrates why Gay Marriage is so important and why we should all...
...deal with society hating me. I am the person who is afraid of telling his loving Christian parents he loves another male. I am the man who stopped attending church, not because I don't believe, but because they closed their doors to my kind. I am the person who has to hide what this world needs most, love. Re-post this if you believe homophobia is wrong. Please do your part to end it
...up. That I'm mentally ill. I am angry that other LGBT people have been accused similarly. I am angry that people who appear non-straight in the eyes of others can suffer at any moment from bizarre homophobia. I am angry that whenever I see a gay couple be affectionate in public, or someone comes out, I can't help thinking that they are brave, or to check the crowd for danger. But most of all, I'm...
...all do something about this, even if it's just a little thing as posting this on you blog, or myspace or on a website's profile. Let the world know it's okay to be GAY!!!!! Let's stop the homophobia right now!! I am the girl kicked out of her home because I confided in my mother that I am a lesbian. I am the prostitute working the streets because nobody will hire a transsexual woman...
